What we call "evolution" is simply the bias towards survival present in self replication. The bias is present because the genomes that did not exhibit it died

What we call "evolution" is simply the bias towards survival present in self replication. The bias is present because the genomes that did not exhibit it died out in competition with the ones that did. The fact that we as humans feel it so profoundly is a testament to the complexity that can emerge from a simple process given enough time.